Merge
Merge provides infrastructure for AI systems to access business data and manage SaaS integrations, serving thousands of companies including Fortune 500 engineering teams. The company raised $75M in a Series B in October 2022 and employs 160 people.
The growth story
Merge grew from 26 to 160 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $75M along the way, most recently a Series B in October 2022.
About
Merge offers a platform that enables AI systems to connect with business data, execute actions across SaaS applications, and manage AI models in production. It eliminates the need for companies to build their own integration and infrastructure layers, targeting both AI-native product teams and large enterprise engineering organizations.
The company has scaled to serve thousands of customers since its 2020 founding, backed by $75M in funding from investors including Accel and Addition. Its Series B round in late 2022 suggests rapid growth in the AI infrastructure space.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates Merge's workforce, accounting for 57 of its 160 employees. The company operates with a lean structure typical of early-stage startups, with a median tenure of just one year indicating recent scaling.
The Merge org chart
Shensi Ding (Co-Founder) leads 46 mapped leaders with 6 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 63 (+50% YoY), Sales 22 (+29% YoY), Customer Success and Support 10 (0% YoY), Information Technology 10 (0% YoY), Human Resources 7 (0% YoY), Operations 5 (+150% YoY).
Talent flow
Merge draws heavily from major tech companies, with Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta being top sources of hires. Alumni frequently move to AI and fintech firms, with Anthropic, Stripe, and OpenAI among the most common destinations.
Most common previous employers of Merge staff: Amazon (11), Microsoft (7), Meta (6), Expanse, acquired by Palo Alto Networks (5), Epic (5), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (5). Former Merge employees most often moved to Anthropic (4), Stripe (4), Assort Health (4), Extend (4), Decagon (3), OpenAI (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Merge mafia
Merge alumni have founded at least eight companies, including toby, Shotwell, and Tightrope. These startups typically employ 3-5 people, suggesting Merge's talent is seeding early-stage ventures.
8Lucas Campa, was Product & Growth until 2021Nour Eldifrawy, was Product Lead until 2026Tara Pichumani, was Head of Platform until 2023Nick Kephart, was VP of Marketing until 2023Sanjay Mattela, was Strategy & Operations until 2024Eric K., was Software Engineer Intern until 2022
Leo Bosuener, was Case Study until 2024
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 29% direct, 47% search, 9% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Merge: Microsoft Office (67), Python (Programming Language) (61), Leadership (56), Microsoft Excel (56), Public Speaking (48), Java (46), Microsoft PowerPoint (40), JavaScript (37).
Where the team actually sits
Merge people are concentrated in New York, United States (65), California, United States (34), New York City Metropolitan Area (16), San Francisco Bay Area (10). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Merge attracts about 14,260 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $93K a month if bought through ads. It gained 2,406 ranking keywords and lost 2,415 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Merge has 160 employees as of September 2026.
Merge has raised $75M in total, most recently a Series B round in October 2022.
Merge was founded in 2020 by Shensi Ding, Gil Feig.
Shensi Ding (Co-Founder) sits at the top of Merge's reporting structure, with 6 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Merge staff are Amazon (11 people), Microsoft (7 people), Meta (6 people).
Former Merge employees most often move to Anthropic (4), Stripe (4), Assort Health (4).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at Merge, including toby, Shotwell., Tightrope.
Merge attracts about 14,260 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $93K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Merge staff are Microsoft Office, Python (Programming Language), Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Public Speaking.
Merge staff are concentrated in New York, United States (65), California, United States (34), New York City Metropolitan Area (16).
Merge has about 63 people in Engineering, up 50% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Merge has about 22 people in Sales, up 29% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 142 current and 134 former Merge profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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